Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-18
CITY AND DISTRICT
Men Who Try Their Strength and SIX IN
I'm Various WAYS.
OTT.DO0R SPORT.

n saFsouS ways
The NEws PROM THE BALL FTELD-wHAr WASHING
Ton oARsMES ARE DOISG-THE APPROACHING
REGarTAS - THE ARCHERs PREPARING FOR THE
NATIONAL MEET.
The uncertainty OF base ball has been proverbial
since early IN the sixties but never before has IL
been 50 great as during the present season. One
club falls victim to rival organization one dav
ana Ia the very next day 1t turns round and liter
any sIaughters the same opponents The Wash
ingtons go over 10 New York and after winning
game handsomely, are twice literally trarapled
Upon Then they 90 up to cross bats with Boston.
strong competitor IOr the championship, and
WIN game on It's merits and come within an ace OF
capturing another. When they reach Philadel-
phla they fall easy victims TO FergUsOnS twisters,
nuu Ih, next day administer a severe beating 10
the Phlilles by good batting and erFOress heding.
Ia the meantime the Philadelphia club is unmer-
tIiu4iy whipped by New FORK, whO after exhibit
Ing a marvellous streak of heavy batting, go up To
Boston and are roughly handled In two gaines,
and then, with the aid OF WEIGH, who has proved
anything but effective In the box manage TO Sc
cure victory The same see-sawlng Is going on
Ia the West, and there promises 10 De blood all
through the season. The club That can See-Saw
the best will come ont ahead AT the start it
looked as If Detroit would have walk-over; then
The BostOns by steady playing, began crawling
close upon the Wolverines heels, and now no one
who has paid any attention TO base bail scores
would be at all surprised TO see either the New
York Giants or the chicago White stockings pull
themselves together, and by a continuation OF the
brilliant steady playing OF which either are capa-
bic, make bOtn leaders feel very much worried
over the final destination OF the championship
pennant and in the meantime there may be equally
startling changes in the reIatlVe standing OF the
lesser lights The Statesmen, however, lead the
procession IN irregular playing, anu amidst the
kaleicoscopic changes OF the base bail arena
their PERFORMANCES are uneuualed for surprises
No club can play worse game than they can when
they 20 u pieces, and on the other hand no club
can slrpass them in brilliant stcady ball playing
when they are IN good FORM They can bat The
king pitchers all over the lot, and they can fall
Ike ten-pins before some twlrer VINO is regarded
as failure, but Is put IN The box 10 give the rela
bleS little relief No one who has ever seen the
Nationals play one or their good games, whether
friend or enemy, can have any doubts OF the real
strength OF the team What they seem to lack Is
steady team paying, which prevents their taking
advantage OF an opportunity 10 pull themselves
out OF hole. BY carefully working together 10
pay into each others hands, and by strict dis
eipllne and management, they ought 10 make
some OF their boosted super10rs run Tor shelter
THE GAME YESTERDAY
Yesterday was one OF their good days. and they
had sweet revenge upon the PhillieS. The Phila-
deIphia Times gives the following account OF the
game: The Philadelphia lost game to the
Washington Club yesterday by q score OF ID TO
=. IL WIS the first victory OF the season FOR the
statesmen over the Ph1llieS, and they played
perfect fielding game and batted hard 10 gain IL.
When Harry Wright learned that leit-handed
Wizard Shaw 10 DO the twirl1ng for Wash
tngtOn he made several changes In his nine put
ting Mccarthy In left field and Bastian at short
stop. Maui. the new pitcher, was in the box Tor
the home team, with Clements behind The Dat.
Maui seems 10 have perfect command OF the ball
and POSSESSES great speed He seemed To rely
upon the latter altogether. The visitors made
fifteen actual hits off him, including Il two and
three-baser, and were given four bases ON called
balls With all their hard hitting the visitors
could not have won the game had IL not been for
the poor support the home team gave the young
pitcher
The statesmen made five runs in the third in
ming. Three of these were derived from wild
throw made by Muivey on which he should have
made double play, and the other two cdne in by
duIveS allowing very easy gTUunder To go between
his legs. The umpire, with the assistance OF a
dropped thrown ball by BaStian, gave the visitors
three runs in the fourth -Four balls and three
strikes had been called on OBrlen when IL dellb-
erateiy struck at the next pitched ball. but I'm
pire Connolly called 1T fye bdilS, instead oI four
strikes. ana would listen TO no argument. The
Wash1ugtonS earned the four runs they made in
the nlntn inning base on balls to ShOch,
singles by Myers, DOnnelly, and Shaw and d two
Dagger by Farrell
The Phllles batted Shaw very hard and earned
ali the runs they made. Maui showed great
strength with the bat and ran the bases We'll. His
four hits were made up OF a hit over center field
fence Tor a home run In the ninth inning, three
baser along the lett field line and two bases on
called balls. Clements also DaIIetl well, making
two twO-base hits and a base Oh called balls. The
WashlngJOns played the game through without
an error, while all The six mIsplayS made by the
Philnes counted In runs Tor the visitors. The
good plays We're a One-handed pick up by Nc
Laugnl1n, and running catches by Fogarty and
ShOch. Another feature OF the game was the dar-
Ing base running OF Mccarthy. He stole second
base once and third base twice. Umpire Connolly
showed poor Judgment in calling balls and strikes.
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.
Boston got within hairs breadth of Detroit by
Its morning victory over New York. 10 I'd g. but
lost the advantage in the afternoon, when the
Giants turned The tables and won, 8 TO 1, and De-
troit beat Chicago, IA 10 TO- P1ttSburg retrieved
fsen by downing indianapolis, 9 10 4.
The Athletics wound up their very creditable
season at home with a third consecutive victory
over Cleveland. 3 10 ,. TElS puts them in third
place again IN the American Association, as Gin
cfnnatl " a. prevented by Tain from playing the
Nets. Rain also stopped the BrOOaly W. louisville
game. ~. Louis increased its lead Baltimore
By downing the Latter, Z to J.
Following Is the standing OF the clubs TO date: